Emotional Thrillers

Brought to you by Penguin. We've been told we need to master our emotions and think rationally to succeed. But cutting-edge science shows that feelings are every bit as important to our success as thinking. You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to...

One wrong turn is all it takes to disappear... Two friends, a hidden trail and a frantic search for the truth. The brand-new gripping thriller from No. 1 bestselling author Carmel Harrington is available to pre-order now. 'Carmel Harrington is a superb chronicler of family dynamics' SUNDAY TIMES...

Brill Jessup just became the first female police chief in Sophie Trace, Tennessee, and is riding on the credentials of a stellar eighteen-year career on the Memphis police force. She may be a pro at finding clues, but she tends to ignore the obvious in her personal life. Her husband, Kurt, is...

In this pulse-pounding thriller from the authors of the Maddie Castle series, Gwen Kane seeks the help of her hesitant lover to plan the perfect crime. Gwen Kane knows what monsters look like. Living and working at Rhiannon's Ranch—a sanctuary for women escaping abuse—she's seen her fair...

A pulse-pounding thriller about a woman who survived a horrifying abduction and has used her ordeal to help other women avoid the same fate, but when she’s invited on a cruise by her estranged sister to reconnect, she begins to realize that every corner of this ship hides terrifying secrets...

YOU TRY TO TELL THE TRUTH. BUT THERE IS NO ONE TO HEAR YOU. 'An emotional thriller that'll keep you on the edge of your seat' LOOK 'Wow! It was one of those books that made you neglect everything you were supposed to be doing. I couldn't put it down until the last page was turned' FICTIONOPHILE...

Luke and Anna, thirty-something and restless, decide on a sea change. Worn down by city life and wounded by a loss neither can talk about, they flee to a sleepy village by the coast. There, surrounded by nature, they begin to feel rejuvenated. But when bushfire threatens their new home, they...

Read by the phenomenal Emilia Fox (Silent Witness) ‘This love story is part thriller, part tearjerker - you'll never see the twists coming’ — Beth O’Leary, author of The Flatshare ‘A heart-wrenching love story and a mystery that shocks and surprises until the very end’ — Clare...

From the author of the bestselling Til Death Do Us Part comes another gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist. Amy is a loving wife and mother, to her husband and two children, Michael and Bella. It's that dedication to her family that causes her to seek help for her teenage son...

'Action-packed, brilliantly unique' – Andy Weir, author of The Martian A compulsive, mind-bending exploration of memory and what it means to be human, Recursion is a breathtaking thriller from the author of Dark Matter, Blake Crouch. At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads...

Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2026 SUSPENSE LIES IN THE SHADOWS OF RURAL IRELAND... Hazel McDermott is on the phone with her husband Darragh when she hears the screech of tyres. The jeep he was driving is soon found, overturned in a field off the motorway, but Darragh has...

The hottest new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Susan Lewis! You think you know what happened? You’re wrong. Only one person knows the truth about that night… Twenty years ago, Nicole’s twins vanished under her watch. She claims she’s innocent. The media has branded her a liar. Who...

From New York Times bestselling author Brian Freeman, Photograph is an emotional cold case mystery of hidden identities and startling twists—perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Mary Kubica, and Freida McFadden. Shannon Wells is a private investigator who helps women with nowhere else to go. Last...

A jaw-dropping psychological thriller with shocking twists, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell, Daniel Hurst, and Nicola Sanders. They stole her house. Ever since she was eight years old, Alexis has dreamed of living in the beautiful white house at the end of Arbor Lane. So when...

He only had to do one thing. Love her family… Matt Walker was a chancer; he’d spent his entire profession chasing the next job. His personal life took on a similar mantra; a succession of one-night stands and brief relationships. Life was slowly drifting him by. Until one evening, in a hotel...

'Groundbreaking and gripping' Sunday Times A BLOODY MESSAGE As DI Nicola Tanner investigates what appears to be a series of organised killings, her partner Susan is brutally murdered, leaving the detective bereft, and vengeful. A POWERFUL ALLY Taken off the case, Tanner enlists the help of DI...

Everyone has their demons. The monsters that lurk in the back of our minds. That haunt our nightmares. You can either run from them, or fight them. Ollina Thomas has always ran from them. Until one day, she can’t. When she’s forced to move back to the small town she hates so much. To the...

After his girlfriend Emma's fatal plunge from a clifftop, Cameron Todd wakes with a brain injury—and no memory of the night she died. Accusations swirl around him. The police. Emma’s grieving family. Everyone wants to know whether his amnesia is real — or just a convenient lie. Trapped in...

A woman stands on a bridge, the water rushing below. In a few seconds she will jump, plunging more than two hundred feet to her death. Who is she? And why is she desperate to take her own life? Nina Kennedy, a wife and mother, is afraid. A man is following her, threatening her family, toying...

A jewelry heist, a kidnapping, and a choice. When Fitz’s sister disappears, he’ll do anything to get her back, even if it means betraying the woman he’s come to love. Private investigator Fitz McCaffrey went to Belize on a case, bringing his teenage sister Shelby along with him. They lost...